Bidderbuzz Auction "Social media and technology was certainly the buzz at 18 Avoca Street. At first glance, the auction may have been mistaken for a TV set such were the amount of camera phones and tablets that were being used to record the event – the auction was even being beamed direct to Facebook on a live stream. The Victorian terrace home lived up to the hype as four bidders locked horns for several minutes before two late entrants blew the field wide open with a scintillating $100,000 entry that saw the competition quickly dry up. Bearing the same name – simply differentiated as Andrew C and Andrew M – the battle thrived for the rest of the affair as the duo continued the strong bidding in front of an expectant crowd. The hammer eventually fell at the $5,700,000 mark with this writer confident that there’ll be no issues finding the footage such was the nature of the tech-savvy sale." (Josh Lipshut)

Biggest Sale: TOORAK, 12 St Georges RdWarwick Anderson (RT Edgar - Toorak); Under Hammer, $9,020,000 - 5 Bidders "A breathless affair at 12 St Georges Road was the scene for a remarkable auction that saw a sale under hammer by more than $2,000,000 over reserve. A quick glance around was all it took to see several jaws on the floor as a strong crowd of 120 people witnessed somewhat of a Mexican standoff between three quickfire bidders. Back and forth the interested parties went following an initial bid of $6,500,000, before the dust settled and this figure had leapt to a whopping $9,020,000. Magic numbers was also a theme as one of the bidders threw his hat into the ring to the tune of $8,888,888 and $8,999,999 respectively, though his wings were clipped somewhat as he was outdone in a matter of seconds such was the nature of this absorbing encounter. " (Josh Lipshut)